FNUS73 KJKL 220941 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON COPPERAS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 541 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY WILL BE HOLDING ON FOR ONE MORE DAY BRINGING SOME MORE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE MIN RH WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER TODAY BUT STILL IN THE 30S. EXPECT SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE AIR IS STILL FAIRLY UNSTABLE. FRIDAY SHOULD SEE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH A WETTING RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3 UNTIL 1700...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH IN THE MID TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....101. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........40 44 48 57 61 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............63 70 75 78 78 RH..............79 59 46 40 45 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 DISPERSION INDEX28 64 100 60 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0100...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........63 70 73 74 85 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 70 67 65 63 62 RH..............54 65 73 77 83 86 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................80 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 0900...THEN 4 UNTIL 1300...THEN 5 UNTIL 1800...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH NEAR 10 ABOVE MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....38. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 93 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............61 64 67 70 71 70 RH..............86 80 73 65 61 62 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 6 S 8 S 8 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.SHELT.01/JKL